Porfiry (russian: Порфирий; bg, Порфирий) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

in Russian and other Slavic languages, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad"). It can refer to: ;People * Porfiry Ivanov (1898–1983), Russian mystic * Porfiry Krylov (painter) (1902-?), a Soviet painter and graphic artist * Porfiry Krylov (botanist) (1850–1931), a Soviet botanist * Porphyrius Uspensky (1804–1885), Russian traveller and theologian ;Literature * Porfiry Petrovich, a detective in ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

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